The packaging alone, designed to look something like candy or pastry boxes, totally sucked me in.

That's how easy I am.

Of course, the colors in the collection were also pretty tempting.

While I'm not someone who rocks totally bold, bright shadow looks on a regular basis, I do like to play with color, even if it's just as liner with an otherwise neutral look. So when I saw the shades in the eye shadow palette, I was smitten.

As I mentioned, all of the shadows are matte, and as a result, they can be somewhat powdery when swatching them. However, I've found that they're very smooth and creamy when actually applied to the eye.

The pigmentation on most of the shadows is really good too -- some of the light shades like Cherry Blossom and Violet Whip can go on a little sheer, but you can build them up really easily. If you want the colors to be even more intense, though, using a white base like the NYX Jumbo Eyeshadow Pencil in Milk can make a big difference. Though Even over a nude base like the M.A.C Paint Pot in Painterly, these shadows can look really bold and bright.

As expected, my favorite shades are the blues, greens, and purples, though the peachy and orange-y shadows are very flattering on my blue eyes too. I love the way that blue and brown look together, so my favorite look so far is Blue Chocolate on the lid, a mid-tone brown in the crease (I've been using Naked2 from the UD Naked Basics Palette) and Cafe au Lait in the outer V -- it's such a pretty, fresh look.

If you're not a fan of brighter colors, then this is certainly not a must-have palette. If you're someone who has tons of bright colored shadows already, then you can probably skip this one as well since I wouldn't say the formula is so amazing compared to other shadows to justify the purchase.

However, if you're like me and enjoy brighter colors but don't have as extensive a collection of (matte) bold shades as you do of neutrals, this is a great addition to your collection.

That said, I think the blushes may be my favorite part of the collections.

All of the shades are somewhat unique, and like the shadows, they have a matte finish so you don't have to worry about them calling attention to large pores on your cheeks or making oily skin look even shinier.

Cherry Apple is a warm, reddish pink, with some earthy brown/terra cotta undertones. It is perfect blush shade for when you want to fake that fresh-from-the-winter-chill flush.

Strawberry Ambrosia is a cool light baby pink, which is very pretty, but it's probably the most easily duped of the three.

Blackberry Essence, a cool pinky purple, is probably the most unique of the three blush shades. When I first looked at it in the pan, I didn't think that I would like it -- I'm not really a purple blush kind of girl -- but I absolutely love the way it looks on the skin. More of the pink tones seem to come out when it's applied to the cheeks, so it has a really lovely natural look that still stands out from your standard pink blushes.

I've really enjoyed using all three blushes in the month or so that I've had them.

You can purchase each of the items separately -- the palette is $32, while the blushes are $12 each -- or buy the entire collection for $55, which seems like a really good deal for 16 eye shadows and 3 blushes.

All in all, I think this is a lovely collection. It isn't probably what comes to mind when you think of fall or winter makeup shades, but I think you should wear whatever colors you like regardless of the season.

If you like colorful shadows, it's definitely worth checking out.

If you're not into bold, bright shadows, you might want to take a peek at the Cherry Apple and Blackberry Essence blushes instead.

If you're interested in purchasing any of the items in the Creme de Couture collection, you can use the code FALL2013 throughout the month of October for 10% off at Sigma.

Have you purchased any of the Sigma Creme de Couture collection? Do you change your makeup colors based on season or do you just rock whatever you like regardless of the time of year?